The General Assembly is the highest authority of AER and convenes representatives of all its full members.
Associated members and observers are invited to participate and may address the assembly. However, they don’t have the right to vote. The General Assembly charges the Executive Board to implement its decisions.
The General Assembly
- Approves the accounts of the previous year;
- Ratifies the budget forecast of the current year;
- Approves, upon the Executive Board’s proposal, the draft budget for the following year;
- Adopts the annual reports from the Executive Board, the Bureau and the Thematic Committees;
- Ratifies the Executive Board’s decision concerning the admission of new members and decides upon the loss of membership;
- Ratifies the Procedures.
The General Assembly elects the members of the Executive Board.
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- General Assembly 2008 in Tampere adopts the “Tampere Declaration on Migration and Integration”
- Michèle Sabban elected AER President
- General Assembly 2007 in Udine: Pres. lly and Barroso stated that “Regions are Building Blocks for Europe!”
- The AER General Assembly live on web TV!
- Pres. Illy at the AER Bureau in Hamar: “Regions have to keep the Momentum of European Integration going”
- The Assembly of European Regions 2006 vintage: Riccardo Illy re-elected AER President
- General Assembly 2006 in Palma de Mallorca: Think global, but act regional!
- General Assembly 2005 in Strasbourg
- General Assembly 2004 in Vienna: Dr. R. Illy, President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, elected President of the AER
- Election results for the AER: Mrs Liese Prokop has been re-elected President
- General Assembly 2001 in Sopron: Main outcome
- General Assembly 2002 in Seinäjoki: A woman at the head of the AER!
- 15th General Assembly of the Regions of Europe: 7–8th December 2000, Seinäjoki, Etelä-Pohjanmaa (FIN)
- General Assembly 1999 in Lyon: For a Europe with its Regions
- 14th General Assembly of European Regions: 2-3 December 1999, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes (F)
